| Real Humans | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Science fiction |
| Created by | Lars Lundström |
| Directed by | Harald Hamrell Levan Akin |
| Composer | Rikard Borggård |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Stefan Baron Henrik Widman |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Sveriges Television (SVT) Matador Film AB |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sveriges Television (SVT) |
| Release | 22 January 2012 – 2 February 2014 |
| Related | |
| Humans | |
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Real Humans (Swedish: Äkta människor) is a 2012 Swedish science fiction/drama series set in an alternative near-future version of Sweden where consumer-level humanoid robot workers and servants are widespread. The series follows the resulting emotional effects on two families as well as the trials of a group of robots who have attained free will and want their freedom from human ownership.
It premiered on SVT 1 on 22 January 2012. The series was written by Lars Lundström and directed by Harald Hamrell and Levan Akin.[1] As of 2013, the series has been sold to about 50 countries, including Australia, France, Germany, and South Korea.[2] A second season of ten episodes premiered on SVT1 in October 2013. In April 2013 it was announced that Lars Lundström was writing a third series, but as of August 2014, SVT is yet to officially announce whether the series will be renewed for a third season. As of November 2014[update], Lundström said in an interview with Festival Court Métrange, "We have planned for a third season, we have written a whole outline and some scripts, but right now it's in decision making, if it's going to happen or not, because we have problem to fund the budget money. In a couple of weeks, maximum a month, we know, but I'm sorry to say, I'm not very optimistic.".[3]